Immigration

By Mai Scovell, Laine Reed, Natalia Norris, and Meredith Jamail

Illegal Immigration: The film Sin Nombre

What is Immigration?

Immigration is the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

How many Immigrants

An estimated 11.5-12 million illegal immigrants in

the US Estimated 8% children born in US are offspring of undocumented aliens. 56% from mexico, 22% from other latin american countries, 13% from asia, 6% from europe and canada, 3% from africa and the rest of the country. Its hard to say for sure how many attempt to immigraet a year because many die in the desert and are never found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_t

Where they enter

What is a Coyote?
(Hint! It is NOT an animal!)

Coyotes and Pollos

A coyote and pollo are same thing- a smuggler who helps undocumented immigrants cross border Some coyotes are not trustworthy, they will leave migrants in abandoned warehouses or hold them hostage and make relatives pay for release. An estimated 1000 coyotes in Mexico

Coyotes charge fee anywhere from $1000 and up

http://www.kfire.us/Articles/Hum_traff7-23-07.htm

Many people that immigrate through the desert dont make it. What are some things that could happen to a person walking through the desert?

Dangers of the Desert

Hyperthermia Getting lost Being left by your coyote/guide Caught by border patrol Dehydration

Border Patrol
Also called la migra Patrol certain areas of desert Say, getting bodies when they pick up walkers Some are abusive to walkers

How many die

In 2009 an estimated 3,861 to 5,607 illegal immigrants died in the act of immigrating
Hard to always tell how many die because many get lost in desert and never found
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_409c4c59-d095-5e1081bd-1d7d8e54870e.html